Salary Cap: Red Wings 2014-15 season (Cap estimates)

[NyquistIsMyGod*]

I agree Miller won't be passed by kids. Babcock is literally in love with him. He is a solid PK guy. He has the 4th line LW spot locked down at the very least.

Assuming everyone is healthy, our bottom 6 probably looks like

Abdelkader - Legwand/ Weiss - Tatar
Miller/ Callahan - Helm/ Sheahan/ Andersson - Glendening/ Ferraro

Can assume that Helm will be injured for at least a chunk of time. Andersson and Sheahan will get preference over smaller players. Glendening will get preference over Ferraro and Callahan because of experience. Miller won't come out of the line up unless he is hurt. Ferraro and Callahan will be battling for every second of ice time they get next year.

Give or take. I have the line-up looking like this:

Z-Dats-Alfredsson
Franzen-Weiss-Nyquist
Tatar-Legwand-Sheahan
Miller-Helm-Abdelkader

Always going to be an injury at any given time up front. Andersson will play likely every game if he can stay healthy. Jurco starts off in the minors but plays around 60 games in the NHL. Callahan/Ferraro, one of them is lost to waivers. Other is an extra or passes waivers. Glendening travels with the team as well. Tootoo is bought out. One of Callahan/Ferraro travel with the team perhaps, but I do not see both up.

 

[PullHard]

Give or take. I have the line-up looking like this:

Z-Dats-Alfredsson
Franzen-Weiss-Nyquist
Tatar-Legwand-Sheahan
Miller-Helm-Abdelkader

Always going to be an injury at any given time up front. Andersson will play likely every game if he can stay healthy. Jurco starts off in the minors but plays around 60 games in the NHL. Callahan/Ferraro, one of them is lost to waivers. Other is an extra or passes waivers. Glendening travels with the team as well. Tootoo is bought out. One of Callahan/Ferraro travel with the team perhaps, but I do not see both up.

I agree with all of that. I'm just ignoring the fact that we're likely going to lose an NHL calibre player for nothing so as to not lose what remains of my hair.

 

[Henkka]

Still don't see it. Miller is Babs' main guy there on a legit PK. I can't see Miller being overcome by rookies right now.

I didn't say right now. Next season, at some point. That's still far away.

 

[NyquistIsMyGod*]

I didn't say right now. Next season, at some point. That's still far away.

Next season was what I meant.

 

[SantosHalper]

FORWARDS
Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($7.500m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m)
Gustav Nyquist ($0.950m) / David Legwand ($4.000m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m)
Tomas Tatar ($1.500m) / Stephen Weiss ($4.900m) / Daniel Alfredsson ($5.000m)
Drew Miller ($1.350m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Joakim Andersson ($0.733m)
Mitchell Callahan ($0.600m) / Riley Sheahan ($0.900m) / Landon Ferraro ($0.875m)
DEFENSEMEN
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($4.250m)
Danny DeKeyser ($3.000m) / Matt Greene ($3.000m)
Jakub Kindl ($2.400m) / Brendan Smith ($1.263m)
Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) / Adam Almquist ($0.725m)
GOALTENDERS
Jimmy Howard ($5.292m)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)
BUYOUTS
Carlo Colaiacovo ($0.000m)
Jordin Tootoo ($0.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $71,100,000; CAP PAYROLL: $69,174,545; BONUSES:- $0
CAP SPACE (25-man roster): $1,925,455

 

[detredWINgs]

FORWARDS
Henrik Zetterberg ($6.083m) / Pavel Datsyuk ($7.500m) / Justin Abdelkader ($1.800m)
Gustav Nyquist ($0.950m) / David Legwand ($4.000m) / Johan Franzen ($3.955m)
Tomas Tatar ($1.500m) / Stephen Weiss ($4.900m) / Daniel Alfredsson ($5.000m)
Drew Miller ($1.350m) / Darren Helm ($2.125m) / Joakim Andersson ($0.733m)
Mitchell Callahan ($0.600m) / Riley Sheahan ($0.900m) / Landon Ferraro ($0.875m)
DEFENSEMEN
Niklas Kronwall ($4.750m) / Jonathan Ericsson ($4.250m)
Danny DeKeyser ($3.000m) / Matt Greene ($3.000m)
Jakub Kindl ($2.400m) / Brendan Smith ($1.263m)
Brian Lashoff ($0.725m) / Adam Almquist ($0.725m)
GOALTENDERS
Jimmy Howard ($5.292m)
Jonas Gustavsson ($1.500m)
BUYOUTS
Carlo Colaiacovo ($0.000m)
Jordin Tootoo ($0.000m)
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CAPGEEK.COM TOTALS (follow @capgeek on Twitter)
(estimations for 2014-15)
SALARY CAP: $71,100,000; CAP PAYROLL: $69,174,545; BONUSES:- $0
CAP SPACE (25-man roster): $1,925,455

That defense is just as bad as this year's defense. And that can't happen going forward.